Birds

Species Collective Term

(most usual first)

Birds Volery

Bitterns Sedge, Siege

Budgerigars Chatter

Bustards Flock

Capercaillies Tok

Chickens Brood, Peep

Choughs Chattering, Clattering

Coots Cover, Raft

Cormorants Flight

Cranes Sedge, Siege

Crows Murder, Hover

Curlews Head

Doves Flight, Dole, Dule, Pitying, Prettying

Ducks Flush, Team

(diving) dopping
(in flight) team, plump
(on water) Paddling
(brood) Flush
(pair) Brace

Dunlin Fling

Eagles Convocation

Falcons Cast

Finches Charm, Trimming, Trembling

Geese (at rest) Gaggle, Flock, Nide

(in flight) Skein

Goldfinches Glister, Charm, Chattering, Drum, Troubling

Goshawks Flight
Grouse Covey
(single family) Brood
(large group) Pack

Guillemots Bazaar

Gulls Colony, Pack

Hawks Cast, Leash, Kettle

Hens Brood

Herons Sedge, Siege

Hummingbirds Shimmer, Charm

Jays Band, Party

Lapwings Desert, Deceit

Larks Exultation, Bevy, Ascension

Magpies Tittering, Tiding

Mallards Sord
(on land) Flush, Sute
(on water) Puddling

Nightingales Match, Watch

Owls Parliament, Stare

Parrots Flock, Company

Partridges Covey, Bew

Peacocks Muster, Ostentation, Pride

Penguins Raft (in water), Waddle (on dry land)

Pheasants Nye, Bouquet

Pigeons Flight, Flock

Plovers Congregation, Leash, Wing

Poultry Run

Puffins Raft

Quail Bevy, Covey

Ravens Unkindness, Conspiracy

Rooks Parliament, Building, Clamour

Ruffs Hill

Sea Fowl Cloud

Seagulls Squabble

Sheldrakes Dopping, Doading

Snipe (at rest) Walk

(in flight) Wisp

Sparrows Host, Quarrel, Tribe

Starlings Murmuration

Storks Mustering

Swallows Flight

Swans Herd, Bank, Bevy, Game, Squadron, Wedge,

Whiteness, Drift

Swifts Flock

Teal Spring, Coil, Knob, Raft

Terns Dread

Thrushes Mutation

Turkeys Flock, Dole, Dule, Raffle, Raft, Rafter

Turtledoves Pitying

Vultures Wake

Waterfowl Plump

Widgeon Company, Bunch, Coil, Knob

Wildfowl Trip

Woodcock Fall, Covey, Plump

Woodpeckers Descent

Wrens Herd

Mammals
Species Collective Term
(most usual first)

Antelopes Herd

Apes Shrewdness

Asses Pace, Drove, Herd

Baboons Flange, Troop

Badgers Cete, Colony

Bears Sloth, Sleuth

Boars Sounder, Herd, Singular

Buffalo Herd

Camels Flock

Cats Clowder, Cluster, Glaring

(kittens) Kindle, Litter
(wild cats) Destruction

Cattle Herd, Drove

Chamois Herd

Cheetahs Coalition

Colts Rake, Rag

Conies Bury

Deer Herd, Leash. Parcel

Dogs Pack, Kennel

Dolphins Pod, Flock

Donkeys Herd, Drove

Elephants Herd

Elk Gang

Ferrets Business, Cast, Fesnying

Foxes Skulk, Lead, Leash

Giraffes Tower, Corps

Goats Trip, Flock, Herd, Tribe

Gorillas Band

Hamsters Horde

Hares Drove, Down, Husk, Leash, Trace, Trip

Hedgehogs Prickle, Array

Hippopotami Bloat

Hogs Drift

Horses Drove, Harass, Herd, Stable, Team

Hounds Pack, Mute

Kangaroos Mob (only correct terminology)

Leopards Leap, Lepe

Lions Pride, Sault, Sowse, Troop

Mares Stud

Martens Richness

Moles Labour, Company, Movement

Monkeys Troop, Cartload, Tribe, Mission

Mice Nest

Mules Barren, Pack, Rake

Otters Family, Bevy

Oxen Team, Yoke, Span

Pigs Drove, Herd, Sounder

(Piglets) Farrow, Litter

Polecats Chine

Ponies String

Porpoises School

Puppies Litter

Rabbits Colony, Bury, Nest

(young rabbits) Wrack
Racehorses String

Rats Colony

Rhinoceroses Crash

Roe Deer Bevy

Seals Colony, Harem, Herd, Pod, Spring

Sea Otters Raft

Sheep Flock, Drove, Fold

Squirrels Dray

Stoats Pack

Swine Sounder

Tigers Streak, Ambush

Unicorns Marvel

Walruses Herd

Weasels Sneak, Pack

Wild Cats Dout

Wild Pigs Sounder

Whales School, Herd, Gam, Pod

Wolves Pack

Zebra Herd, Zeal

Invertebrates

Species Collective Term

(most usual first)

Bacteria Culture

Fungus Colony

Jellyfish Stuck, Smack, Fluther

Mushrooms Troop

Worms Clew
Insects & Arachnids

Species Collective Term

(most usual first)

Ants Colony, Army

Bees Swarm, Grist, Hive

Butterflies Kaleidoscope, Swarm, Rabble

Caterpillars Army

Flies Swarm, Business

Gnats Swarm, Cloud, Horde

Grasshoppers Cluster

Locusts Plague

Spiders Clutter

Mollusks

Species Collective Term

(most usual first)

Clams Bed

Oysters Bed

Snails Walk

Fish

Species Collective Term

(most usual first)

Archer fish Company

Barracuda Battery

Bass Shoal, Fleet

Butterfly fish School

Dogfish Troop

Dragonet fish Swarm

Eels Swarm

Fish Shoal, School

Flying fish Glide

Goldfish Troubling

Herrings Glean, Army, Shoal

Minnows Stream

Porcupine fish Cluster

Rainbow fish Party

Salmon Bind

Sea Horses Herd

Sticklebacks Spread

Swordfish Flotilla

Trout Hover

Amphibians

Species Collective Term

(most usual first)

Frogs Army

Toads Knot

Turtles Dule, Bale

Reptiles

Species Collective Term

(most usual first)

Crocodiles Bask

Snakes Den, Nest, Pit

Turtles Turn

Vipers Nest

Inanimate Objects

Species Collective Term

(most usual first)

Aircraft Wing

Arrows Quiver

Asteroids Belt

Bananas Hand

Beans Hill

Books Library, Pile

Borg Collective, Hive

Bread Batch

Brushwood Bavin

Cards Deck

Circles Crop

Collective Nouns Catch

Computers Network

Eggs Clutch

Flowers Bed, Patch, Bouquet

Grapes Bunch, Cluster

Hair Lock

Homework Slew

Information Wealth

Islands Chain, Archipelago

Jewels Cache

Keys Ring
Lorries Convoy, Fleet

Money Rouleau

Nouns Collective

Pearls or Beads String

Peas Pod

Poems Anthology

Reeds Clump

Satellites Constellation

Ships Fleet, Armada, Flotilla

Stars Galaxy, Constellation

Tasks Agenda

Trees Stand, Clump, Forest

People (41 listed)

Species Collective Term

(most usual first)

Academics Faculty

Actors Cast, Company

Angels Chorus, host

Athletes Team

Bankers Wunch

Beauties Bevy

Bureaucrats Shuffle

Car Dealers Lot

Car Mechanics Clutch

Directors Board

Employees Staff

Experts Panel
Hoodlums Gang

Idiots Thicket

Judges Bevy

Knights Banner

Lawyers Huddle

Lepers Colony

Lichenologists Huddle

Magistrates Bench

Mathematicians Number

Men Band

Microsoft Programmers Asylum, Bloat

Monks Abomination

Natives Tribe

Nudists Hangout

Onlookers Crowd

People Crowd

Performers Troupe

Philosophers Ponder

Relatives Descent

Sailors Crew

Senators House

Soldiers Squad

Students Class

Thieves Den

Tourists Flock

Troops Parel

Widows Ambush
Witches Coven

Worshippers Congregation